We will be holding a number of CAT User Conferences and Assessment for All Conferences this year. Our conferences focus on aligning our assessments to the curriculum you follow and offering guidance and practitioner advice on making the most of your assessment data.
Click on the links below to find out more about each conference and to book your place.
Assessment conferences 2012
ASSESSMENT FOR ALL
This one day conference, Assessment for All: Using Standardised Assessments to Support the Curriculum for Excellence, is designed to provide an insight into how GL Assessment's Progress in English, Progress in Maths and the popular Cognitive Abilities Test, satisfy these requirements. The Conference will also highlight the emphasis placed on Reading for Meaning as an integral responsibility within the Curriculum for Excellence.
Dates and venues for 'Assessment for All':
EDINBURGH
Date: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Venue: Edinburgh Marriott Hotel
Price £100 + VAT per delegate
ASSESSMENT FOR ALL - Wales
The one day conference, Assessment for all: Using standardised assessments to support the National Literacy and Numeracy framework in Wales will give you the opportunity to hear the first-hand experiences of teachers and local authorities already using our assessments – including the Group Reading Test, New Group Reading Test, York Assessment of Reading for Comprehension and the Cognitive Abilities Test, as well as the Progress in Maths and Progress in English, in strategic programmes to raise attainment.
Highlights include a keynote address from Angela Burns, Welsh Assembly Member and Shadow Minister for Education
The conference is suitable for all professionals within primary and secondary school settings.
Date: Tuesday 6 March 2012
Venue: The Hilton Cardiff, Kingsway, Cardiff, CF10 3HH
Price £100 + Vat per person (includes a copy of “Getting the Best from CAT” RRP £52.00)
ASSESSMENT FOR ALL - West Midlands
The one day conference, Assessment for all: Using standardised assessments to raise attainment will focus on literacy, numeracy and reasoning assessments across both the primary and secondary phases.
WEST MIDLANDS
Date: Tuesday 20 March 2012
Venue: Crown Plaza, Birmingham NEC
Cost £100 + Vat per person (includes a copy of “Getting the Best from CAT” RRP £52)
GETTING THE BEST FROM CAT
This one day conference, Getting the best from CAT, is designed to offer guidance and practitioner advice on making the most of your Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) data. Suitable for both new and existing users, the conference will explore the possibilities, potential and best practice for the Cognitive Abilities Test.
New for 2012 is our International CAT Seminar programme which, consist of a 2.5 hour training sessions to help show international schools how CAT data can best be used to positively impact on teaching effectiveness by demonstrating how results can inform key school decision-making, intervention strategies and target setting.
Dates and Venues for 'Getting the Best from CAT':
ABU DHABI
Date: Friday 3 February 2012
Venue: Rotana Beach Hotel, Abu Dhabi
Price:
£100 + VAT per person for BSME members
£120 + VAT per person for non members
Both options include a free copy of “Getting the Best from CAT”, RRP £52
Further details and full programme
DUBLIN
Date: Tuesday 7 February 2012
Venue: Hilton Dublin City
Price 50 Euros per delegate plus a free copy of “Getting the Best from CAT”
Due to an overwhelming response to the Dublin event, we are re-running this CAT Seminar in Limerick in April. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive the invitation, please email johanna.ingram@gl-assessment.co.uk with Limerick in the subject line.
Further details and full programme (pdf)
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